Новости за 01.09.2022

I hate washing dishes, and buying dishwashing supplies. Two types of soap seems like overkill, yet it is impossible to keep a clean kitchen without dishwashing liquid (for hand washing) and dishwashing detergent (for the dishwasher). If you feel similarly, you might be tempted to try this viral dishwashing detergent…

The first day of every month should be for planning and getting your shit together, but most of us aren’t planner-toting wunderkinds. Still, there are a few things that most of us can do to keep the month going smoothly: Specifically, household items that need to be cleaned once per month. Clean them on the first of…

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Tofu puffs are my favorite form of tofu. They’re pre-fried, chewy and crispy, with a honeycomb-like interior that absorbs sauces like a dream. They’re also fairly hollow inside, which makes them a good vehicle for stuff and things—in this case, pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Everyone hates leaf blowers, and it’s not hard to see why. For most people, the noise is reason enough; if your neighborhood has lawns, the chainsaw-level buzzing is inescapable for most of the year, and it always seems to start at the worst possible time. But the biggest, best, and most correct reason to loathe leaf…

As much as Apple will want you to buy the iPhone 14, your old phone is probably serving you just fine, even if the company doesn’t officially support it anymore. But the bigger problem with aging tech isn’t necessarily the lack of official software support, it’s when third-party developers stop making apps for your…

If you’ve ever come home hungry to a fridge that only has stray vegetables and a door of condiments, you can relate to the emotional breakdown I had recently after a recent vacation. Jet-lagged and hungry, I nearly teared up when I opened the fridge. Inside, there was a lone cabbage, rolling around like a tumbleweed.…

Solar panels have been around for a long time, and in many areas, you can see them all over the place. They’re powering street lights and emergency signs, and increasingly they’re showing up on your neighbors’ roofs. Solar energy offers a lot of benefits to your home, reducing energy bills (even earning you money if…

Slow, easy running is the bedrock of any running program, whether you’re aiming to beat a race time or just trying to get your heart a bit healthier. We’ve detailed the benefits here, along with tips for sticking to your chosen pace. But what if you just can’t run that slow?

As long as there has been Twitter, there have been tweets that needed a second chance. Twitter users have begged the company to implement an edit feature for years, but Twitter rarely makes sweeping changes to its platform—with some notable exceptions including the 280 character limit and choosing who gets to reply to…

I am not a naturally neat person. I try, but it’s never been a particularly easy or intuitive process. During calmer times, I am able to get by, but when life gets chaotic, which is pretty much all the time now, keeping the house clean feels like an almost-impossible task. During these times, one handy survival trick…

Winter weather does a number on your home, and if you’re not on top of your maintenance schedule, you might be in for some unpleasant surprises come December. It might still feel too warm outside to be worrying about some of these tasks, but summer and early fall are the perfect time to do some preventative…

There are online murmurs growing lately about the fairness of credit scores and consumer credit reporting. It’s a heated issue: This semi-hidden number can define a person’s life, but few people understand how exactly a credit score is determined. So where do credit scores come from? Who decides what they are? How…

In an overwhelming world, small acts of kindness can seem to have little meaning. In a world where bad things are happening every day, how much can a small action matter, anyway?